Bank of America Arena After Game (Photo credit: camknows)
Top Democratic Rep. To Other Democratic Reps: SKIP THE CONVENTION…Hmm, I’m sensing a trend. If this keeps up the only Obama supporters on the convention floor in Bank Of America Arena this September will be Joe Biden, his bartender, and a few NBC “journalists”.
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Thanks for citing this “trend.” I read that Hillary isn’t going to attend either.
My significant other, who is working on a cable series currently shooting in Charlotte, theorizes that the change of venue is due to fear of light attendance at the convention kickoff. A third-empty Speedway would be pretty hard to spin into a positive, but a gathering on the streets of downtown will look larger and the numbers easier to massage.
All those skipping the convention are racists, pure and simple. They must be the same folks who deserted CNN, which now has it’s lowest ratings in 22 years.
Ugh – Twitter just added Bill Maher to my “who to follow” column. Have no idea why. I only follow comedians who are funny. Can I “unfollow” someone I’m not even following to register just how much I do not want to follow them . . . ?
Who thought up the NASCAR venue for Obama? Greenies, OWSers, and Progs at a racetrack with gasoline shooting out of tailpipes? I bet they couldn’t get any drivers to show up either. Maybe a Prius race with the creative class campaign staff? Bicycles without helmets for the danger spectacle? And salads and granola instead of corn dogs, funnel cakes and beer in the concessions. What fun.
Fom Commentary today which I thought I’d annotate – “In a campaign event in Atlanta, President Obama employed this argument on his behalf:
I’m not perfect and I’ll never be a perfect president [as Commentary notes - like John Edwards saying he hadn't been a perfect husband]
but I told you that I’d always tell you what I thought, [which will change by 180 degrees whenever I think I might be able to score a few more votes/need to get campaign contributions]. I’d always tell you what I believe [see last bracket and sometimes my beliefs may be a composite of beliefs I picked up randomly from family members, ex-roomates, ex-girlfriends, my wife's extended family, etc]
and most importantly I told you I’d wake up every single day and fight as hard as I knew how for you [except every other day and Tuesday as those are prime tee times and the 2 weeks I spend in Hawaii and 3 weeks in Martha's Vineyard and the hiking vacation with the girls, oh and 3 times a week b-ball; I mean a man's gotta have some time to relax after all].
That I’d fight as hard as I knew how for all those folks who were doing the right thing out there [like Clooney and Jessica Parker and Wintour and Damon and Spielberg and Streisand - love her - and Dimon and Blankfein].
All those people who’ve kept the faith with this country [like Bill Maher who has faith in the 1% of the US he doesn't think are idiots and losers] and you know what? I’ve kept that promise. I have kept that promise. I believe in you. I hope you still believe in me [suckers].”
Commentary is really stepping up their efforts this year. Here’s Seth Mandel on Israel’s announcement:
The snark was so delicious.
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/06/27/democrats-afraid-to-be-seen-with-obama/